You (or a person acting on your behalf) files a written
request for withdrawal before we make a decision on your application;
and

You are alive at the time the request is filed.

If we approve your request to withdraw an application, the
application will be considered as if it was never filed. If we deny
your request for withdrawal, the application is treated as if the
request for withdrawal was never filed.

Note: There is no right to reconsideration or appeal based on
a withdrawn claim. You must file a new application if you later wish
to claim benefits.

1515.2Can you withdraw your application after SSA makes a decision
on your claim?

You may withdraw your application after we make a decision on
your claim if the conditions in the above section are met and if:

All individuals whose entitlement would be voided
by the withdrawal agree, in writing, to the withdrawal; and

The person who requested withdrawal repays any benefits
received based upon entitlement on the claim that is voided by the
withdrawal.

Even if you withdraw a claim, we keep your application form
and all related papers.

Ordinarily, the filing date of the withdrawal is the day we
receive the request and the filing date is used to determine if withdrawal
is requested before or after a determination is made on the application.
The withdrawal, however, does not become effective until SSA approves
the withdrawal request.

You may cancel a request to withdraw an application if you file
a written request at a proper place (see §1505), and the claimant
is alive at the time you file the request for cancellation. For a
cancellation request received after we approved the withdrawal, you
must file the request no later than 60 days after the date of the
notice of approval.

(To withdraw from medical insurance after a period of entitlement,
see Chapter 24.)